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The six sisters of the valleys : an historical romance - University Library

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64 THE SIX SISTERS OE THE VALLEYS.<br />

"you c<strong>an</strong> tell me, my little one, which is<br />

<strong>the</strong> trne Church?"<br />

" Yes, it is <strong>the</strong> Church <strong>of</strong> which Jesus<br />

Christ is <strong>the</strong> head," replied <strong>the</strong> boy, who<br />

had grasped his mo<strong>the</strong>r's dress, <strong>an</strong>d crept<br />

behind her.<br />

" It is <strong>the</strong> Rom<strong>an</strong> Catholic Church, my<br />

boy. Now do you pray to <strong>the</strong> Virgin every<br />

night?"<br />

" No, mo<strong>the</strong>r never taught me. I pray<br />

to Christ."<br />

" And do you not confess your sins to<br />

a good priest who has power to forgive<br />

<strong>the</strong>m ?"<br />

" No, mo<strong>the</strong>r never taught me. I con-<br />

fess to God."<br />

" But will you not belong to us ? You<br />

would not like to be whipped until you were<br />

dead, because you would not belong to <strong>the</strong><br />

true Church."<br />

" No, mo<strong>the</strong>r never taught me. I will<br />

belong to <strong>the</strong> Church to which she be-<br />

longs."

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